Whether you’re among the 140 million avid tweeters, one of the 200 million people with Twitter accounts who hasn’t sent out a single tweet, or one of those without an account, you probably understand that this bird will not be flying South anytime soon. Since its launch in July 2006, Twitter has grown exponentially- at first it took nearly 3 years to reach the billionth tweet, and now that amount is exceeded every 2-3 days. Over one million accounts are added to Twitter every day, so it’s safe to say the Twitter bird is in fact the word. The Twitter bird has become so deeply embedded into pop culture that many artists have chosen to use it as their muse for paintings and illustrations. Here are some of the finest examples; click on the links to see more from each artist! [Read more...]